ALCO Century 420 explained

ALCO Century 420
Powertype:Diesel-electric
Builder:ALCO
Buildmodel:Century 420
Aarwheels:B-B
Primemover:ALCO 251
Poweroutput:2000hp
Totalproduction:131
Builddate:June 1963  - August 1968

The ALCO Century 420 is a four-axle, 20000NaN0 diesel-electric locomotive. 131 were built between June 1963 and August 1968. Cataloged as a part of ALCO's "Century" line of locomotives, the C420 was intended to replace the earlier RS-32 model.

Original owners

OwnerQuantity
Erie Mining3
Ferrocarril del Sureste2
Lehigh and Hudson River Railway9
Lehigh Valley Railroad12
Long Island Rail Road30
Louisville & Nashville Railroad16
Monon Railroad18
Mississippi Export Railroad1
New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad1
Norfolk & Western Railroad8
Piedmont and Northern Railway2
Seaboard Air Line Railroad27
Tennessee Central Railway2
Total 131

Since 2005, roughly 30% of C420 production exists. All units ordered by Mississippi Export, New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad ("Nickel Plate"), and Piedmont & Northern Railway have been scrapped.

The two units delivered to the Piedmont & Northern were the first of the Phase II units.

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